A different sort of Coleman

[Mark@Sea]

Some of you know I collect and restore old Coleman lanterns and stoves. This is a Coleman, dating from 1942. My Christmas gift.
Anybody have a guess what it is?



[img]http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o94/OldRadarTech/DSC04548.jpg[/img] Edited November 30, 2012 by Mark@Sea

[dlm37015]

water heater

[strickj]

Handy Gas Plant with a pasteurizer?

[Dolomite_supafly]

No clue but it looks like it is in mint condition.

Dolomite

[Mark@Sea]

Strick knows a bit about Colemans... but no. Isn't specifically a water heater, although Coleman did make those at one time.
Yes, it does appear un-used, and came with spares and manuals.

It is a distilled water maker. In short, a still. Made for field use.

I've run across some oddball coleman appliances, but this one takes the cake.

[monkeylizard]

probably makes gin too...

[strickj]

Not really. Remember the Handy Gas Plant from Scouts. had to cheat and look up the exact name
Figured it was one of those when I saw the big fuel tank.

I can still taste the chilli we made on that thing too.

Edited November 30, 2012 by strickj

[Mark@Sea]

I've got a Handy Gas Plant around here someplace... 2 or 3 500A's (a smaller version of the same thing) and a buncha 502's, the best single burner stoves Coleman ever made.

[Will H]

Hmmm... I guess it's not a Gary Coleman?

[Dolomite_supafly]

I had distiller typed out then deleted it.

Dolomite

[Murgatroy]

It is quite obviously a still.

Then again, I come from deep in them there hills...

Never seen one made by a factory.

[enfield]

I was going to guess a water distiller. I've had a couple electric ones from Sears.